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"Smokey Joe's Café" Nov. 7-10
November 2, 2012
MACOMB, IL - - Take a trip into the 1950s and 60s by attending "Smokey Joe's Café," presented by Western Illinois University's Department of Theatre and Dance, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday, Nov. 7-10 in the Browne Hall Hainline Theatre.
Directed by egla Hassan, professor of theatre and dance, the musical follows a love won then lost tale set to popular tunes written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. The show includes 40 musical numbers, including "Love Potion #9," originally performed by The Clovers, "Hound Dog," made famous by Elvis Presley and "Spanish Harlem," recorded by Ben E. King.
Tickets ($15 public and $13 seniors and youth, WIU students free with valid ID) are available through the WIU Hainline Theatre Box Office, (309) 298-2900, and online at wiu.edu/cofac/theatre/ut.php.
For more information, contact the WIU Department of Theatre and Dance, (309) 298-1543.
Lecturer Sharon Nott will be faculty accompanist for the band, and Associate Professor Lynn Thompson will serve as musical director. WIU alums Gayle Zahnle and Craig Burns, both of Macomb, will also accompany the band.
Students performing in "Smokey Joe's Café" are (listed by county, then state):
ILLINOIS
COOK COUNTY
CALUMET CITY (60409) – Robert Hill, theatre major, freshman, cast; Khyel Roberson, musical theatre major, freshman, cast
CHICAGO - Amy Jarzembowski, cast
DUPAGE COUNTY
NAPERVILLE (60563) – Meredith Roche, music major, senior, band
(60565) – Samuel Page, music major, senior, band
MCDONOUGH COUNTY
MACOMB (61455) - Adam Brostowitz, music major, senior, band; Therese Pircon, music major, senior, cast
SAINT CLAIR COUNTY
BELLEVILLE (62220) – Benisha Dorris, theatre major, senior, cast
INDIANA
GARY - Tuesdai Perry, musical theatre major, sophomore, cast
IOWA
CLINTON - Isaac Jankowski, musical theatre major, senior, cast
LONG GROVE – Nathaniel "Nate" Curlott, theatre major, junior, cast
MICHIGAN
STERLING HEIGHTS – Arielle Leverett, graduate theatre student, cast
MISSOURI
FLORISANT – Chris Tipp, graduate theatre student, cast
Posted By: Sarah Tomkinson (WIUNews@wiu.edu)
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